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Stopped by an RAF soldier…Blind Obedience is a Dangerous Thing
Recently I was driving to a very important meeting when I got caught up in some local traffic. Unbeknown to me Crystal Palace was playing Manchester United in a very important game for both sides and it seemed like everyone in Croydon was going to the match, hence the gridlock. Anyhow, I decided to take a short cut through some of the back doubles, everything was going swimming well until I [...]
May 31, 2023
Time is the coin of your life
"Even though time is precious, we sometimes let it slip away. When the going gets tough, the tough need to be more productive. This article identifies a few of the time bandits that steal our time. Imagine if you had three more months per year to sell. That's the amount of time that can be restored when you make a commitment to focusing on work for a full eight [...]
February 03, 2023
Are you Struggling to get on top of your Finances?
A number of people that I speak to, many approaching retirement age, after years of working hard are still struggling to get on top of their finances... Many have been in full time employment all their working lives who still haven't sorted out a pension or know how they are going to manage financially when they retire... It doesn't sound right that after years of working for a co [...]
January 12, 2023
Create Win-Win Strategic Partnerships To Achieve 10X or 100X Goals
Most people are in a state of competition rather than collaboration. Collaboration is a much higher level than competition. Competition is focused on the self. It’s also very low level thinking, because what you can do on your own is very limited. People who are competing are grinding. They’re more focused on winning than creating real solutions. However, when your thinking become [...]
December 02, 2022
Blind Obedience is a Dangerous Thing
Playing Obedient is common element found in everyday life. From obeying teachers in school, security guards at events, policemen directing traffic, to safety signs. And linking back to my previous email, even an RAF officer on the road, we obey all the time, often blindly. However, blind obedience is a dangerous thing and I would like to illustrate this point with an experiment that was con [...]
December 02, 2022
It is Better to Beg for Forgiveness than Ask for Permission…
At the end of my recruitment agency start up workshop presentations, I always meet with customers to see if they would like to make an investment to get started or have any questions about what we have on offer. As I was in the middle of a discussion with one of my customers, this lady received a phone call from a recruitment agency, and so she asked to be excused and disappeared for ten m [...]
December 02, 2022
It is Better to Beg for Forgiveness than Ask for Permission…
At the end of my recruitment agency start up workshop presentations, I always meet with customers to see if they would like to make an investment to get started or have any questions about what we have on offer. As I was in the middle of a discussion with one of my customers, this lady received a phone call from a recruitment agency, and so she asked to be excused and disappeared for t [...]
October 21, 2022
Blind Obedience is a Dangerous Thing
Playing Obedient is common element found in everyday life. From obeying teachers in school, security guards at events, policemen directing traffic, to safety signs. And linking back to my previous email, even an RAF officer on the road, we obey all the time, often blindly. However, blind obedience is a dangerous thing and I would like to illustrate this point with an experiment that was conduct [...]
September 28, 2022
Create Win-Win Strategic Partnerships To Achieve 10X or 100X Goals
Most people are in a state of competition rather than collaboration. Collaboration is a much higher level than competition. Competition is focused on the self. It’s also very low level thinking, because what you can do on your own is very limited. People who are competing are grinding. They’re more focused on winning than creating real solutions. However, when your thi [...]
August 16, 2022
‘I never lose. I either win or learn’
‘I never lose. I either win or learn’. These words were uttered by late Nelson Mandela, a revolutionary, philanthropist who served as President in South Africa. For those who know the story of Mandela, this quote might be the most ludicrous statement to have ever been. After all, he spent twenty-eight years in prison, in conditions that were less than desirable. Yet, reading [...]